his wounded comrades while under heavy fire. He was subsequently awarded the Medal of Honor. Across the Dong Nai 1RAR engaged the VC Company 238 in the Battle of Gang Toi killing six VC and capturing five in an assault on an entrenched VC position on Hill 82, while losing two missing, whose remains were only recovered 42 years later. On 9 November the 1/503rd continued its search of the area but found no VC. After that, with the VC clearly gone and American dead and wounded attended to, there seemed little reason to stay. General Williamson terminated the operation, and the brigade returned to base. Aftermath Official reports would later claim that the 173rd Airborne Brigade had killed about 400 VC by body count and another 200 estimated dead while U.S. casualties were 49 killed and 83 wounded. The figure of 400 turned out to be a guess, however, which Williamson made in the immediate aftermath of the battle under pressure from Military Assistance Command, Vietnam headquarters. Later appraisals would raise the count to 700, but they are suspect as well. Since the VC unit involved was the 271st's 3rd Battalion, a body count of 700 would have meant that the 1/503rd had killed twice as many VC as were present during battle. While Williamson later observed that they had "beat the living hell " out of the VC he eventually concluded that "it was not the smartest fight. The enemy had set a trap." In the hope of destroying an American unit, "he had lured us into a battle in an area of his choosing." Remembrance Operation Hump is memorialized in a song by Big and Rich named 8th of November. The introduction, as read by Kris Kristofferson, is: The final sentence is a reference to John 15:13 in the Christian Bible. References External links Dedicated to Sky Soldiers Past & Present Lawrence Joel – Arlington National Cemetery The Virtual Wall 1965 in Vietnam Battles of the Vietnam War involving Australia Battles of the Vietnam War involving the United States Battles of the Vietnam War involving New Zealand Battles involving Vietnam Hump Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1965 History of Đồng Nai Province